A prominent scholar from China’s Turkic Uygur ethnic minority says he was detained for more than 12 hours at Beijing’s airport and then sent home when attempting to board a flight to the US.
Ilham Tohti says he was planning to take up a year-long fellowship at Indiana University when he was prevented from leaving the country on Saturday. He says he was interrogated by three separate groups of officers, none of whom gave him a reason why he was being detained. Reported by S.China Morning Post 14 hours ago.
Ilham Tohti says he was planning to take up a year-long fellowship at Indiana University when he was prevented from leaving the country on Saturday. He says he was interrogated by three separate groups of officers, none of whom gave him a reason why he was being detained. Reported by S.China Morning Post 14 hours ago.